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equipping them with the skills, education that a 21st century economy demands. giving them every chants to go as far as their hard work and god given potential will take them. that's not just going to make sure that they do well. that will strengthen our economy and our country for all of us because if their generation prospers, if they've got the skills they need to get a good job, that means businesses want to locate here, and it also means, by the way, they're well equipped as citizens with the critical thinking skills that they need in order to help guide our democracy. we'll all prosper that way. that's what we're fighting for. they're the ones that are going to write that next great chapter in the american story and we've got to make sure that we're providing that investment. i am so proud of every single teacher who is here who has dedicated their lives to making sure those kids get a good start in life. i want to make sure that i'm helping and i want to make sure that the country is behind you every step of the way. all right? thank you, everybody. god b
equipping them with the skills, education that a 21st century economy demands. giving them every chants to go as far as their hard work and god given potential will take them. that's not just going to make sure that they do well. that will strengthen our economy and our country for all of us because if their generation prospers, if they've got the skills they need to get a good job, that means businesses want to locate here, and it also means, by the way, they're well equipped as citizens with...
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he said in nepal we're too poor to afford education but until we afford education, we're always going to be poor. how would that feel for a parent to realize their child would stay in poverty forever. he asked me for help with the library. i wanted to help. i think about andrew carnegie. he did great things for america by building libraries. i figured why not do for the poorest parts of the world do andrew carnegie did for the u.s. >> you're putting libraries all over the world which is an amazing thing. and there's also challenges for girls in third world countries to get educated. and you're attacking that part too. >> we are. at room to read we have gender equality and education. especially with malala and the kids in pakistan and afghanistan in the news so much, 2/3 who are illiterate are girls and women. we have to make sure every girl and boy goes to school. when a girl goes to school, her family is healthier. educated women are twice as likely to vaccinate their children. educated women have lower maternal mortality. you get the ripple effect. especially with girls and women wh
he said in nepal we're too poor to afford education but until we afford education, we're always going to be poor. how would that feel for a parent to realize their child would stay in poverty forever. he asked me for help with the library. i wanted to help. i think about andrew carnegie. he did great things for america by building libraries. i figured why not do for the poorest parts of the world do andrew carnegie did for the u.s. >> you're putting libraries all over the world which is...
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proposed change in american education since brown versus the board of education. early education advocates point to success stories in states including alabama and oklahoma and to studies showing reduced crime rates, lower drop-out rates, and higher incomes among those who attend preschool. critics point to the did hes couraging results of programs already in place like head start, and although the white house yet -- has yet to put a price tag on the program, estimates put the cost of the plan between $3 billion and $20 billion a year which will no doubt be a point of contention when president obama brings a plan back to washington. just add it to the list. here is msnbc's chris hayes, host of "up" for a little segment we like to call "up now." >> it's going to get tiresome. >> it's an amazing pun. you take the two names of the show and put it together. >> like the liger. >> so, chris, you know, i will say this. who knows if any of this is going to get done, but i think it is fantastic that we are having a conversation about the minimum wage, the importance of ear
proposed change in american education since brown versus the board of education. early education advocates point to success stories in states including alabama and oklahoma and to studies showing reduced crime rates, lower drop-out rates, and higher incomes among those who attend preschool. critics point to the did hes couraging results of programs already in place like head start, and although the white house yet -- has yet to put a price tag on the program, estimates put the cost of the plan...
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better quality of their education. we need a pay back to pay the tax dollars that will take to fund the program. >> senator, i want to -- ask you about where you think the politics of this will go if there will be some enthusiasm for trying to find the money for it. if we think it is a good idea, something we should prioritize and find the money for it. where the politics of this are going to go in washington right after we take this quick break. if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and class-leading 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ all the things we love about sunday meals into each of her pot pies. like tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a golden flaky crust that's made from scratch. marie callender's pot pies. it's time to savor. [ slap! ] [ male announcer ] your fav
better quality of their education. we need a pay back to pay the tax dollars that will take to fund the program. >> senator, i want to -- ask you about where you think the politics of this will go if there will be some enthusiasm for trying to find the money for it. if we think it is a good idea, something we should prioritize and find the money for it. where the politics of this are going to go in washington right after we take this quick break. if we took the nissan altima and...
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a lot of states spend it on education. there is more funding at the state level than the federal level, we should note that. the care at the federal level, about $12 billion, we spend $12 billioneducating and caring for young children. they need a better lobbyist, this is what president obama is trying to change with the very ambitious pre-k programs. france has nearly universal enrollment. so did the uk and mexico? america is 28th behind the slovak republic. would your grandmother be happy to hear her children are getting as much education as in the slovak republic? and all 4-year-olds, it would provide incentives to states to enroll more 4-year-olds from middle income families. but the obama administration is not in the pre-school business, they're telling states do it your own way, you can customize it your own way as long as the programs meet a few quality standards. one is highly educated princi e pre-school teachers. joining me now is the founding director of the budget office, a former member of the president's debt
a lot of states spend it on education. there is more funding at the state level than the federal level, we should note that. the care at the federal level, about $12 billion, we spend $12 billioneducating and caring for young children. they need a better lobbyist, this is what president obama is trying to change with the very ambitious pre-k programs. france has nearly universal enrollment. so did the uk and mexico? america is 28th behind the slovak republic. would your grandmother be happy to...
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but giving education to kids is handing out stuff? >> yeah, to potential voters who vote, what, like, you know, they're four. >> they'll be voting in about 14 years. >> they're not going to make the next election cycle. listen, what we know is a dollar for dollar pre-k that is really a terrific way for us to spend our money. and the thing that's really important is it's not free stuff. we pay taxes into our system. and what we know is that pre-k keeps particularly children who are from more impoverished communities and famtlies, it keeps them ready, it makes them ready for kindergarten. it makes them more able to be contributing members. every dollar that we spend there has an enormous impact on the other side. politically, it's a bad kind of fight. when you have set up your party to be against folks who work every day and don't make enough to support their families and to be against the four-year-olds getting a head start in being able to read and write and being excited about learning education, it's really hard to imagine what the
but giving education to kids is handing out stuff? >> yeah, to potential voters who vote, what, like, you know, they're four. >> they'll be voting in about 14 years. >> they're not going to make the next election cycle. listen, what we know is a dollar for dollar pre-k that is really a terrific way for us to spend our money. and the thing that's really important is it's not free stuff. we pay taxes into our system. and what we know is that pre-k keeps particularly children who...
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i mean, pre-k education can be lots of different things. lots of different states have different standards. do we know anything about what is most important about getting it right if you want to get those kind of benefits? >> well, getting it right involves putting quality into the program. there's no question. you can't do it on the cheap. that's for sure. >> what is -- what do you look for in terms of quality education? what are you spending more money to get? >> well, we have to understand what these programs are doing. these programs are working with children and with families. and they're supplementing the family lives of disadvantaged children. that's really the ingredient. the successful ingredient is really asking how you can replicate for disadvantaged children the kind of advantages that more -- that children from wealthier and upper-class environments come from. get. >> how does that speak to the prospect of having this as a universal benefit, something that kids of all different advantage levels or economic strata, all sorts of
i mean, pre-k education can be lots of different things. lots of different states have different standards. do we know anything about what is most important about getting it right if you want to get those kind of benefits? >> well, getting it right involves putting quality into the program. there's no question. you can't do it on the cheap. that's for sure. >> what is -- what do you look for in terms of quality education? what are you spending more money to get? >> well, we...
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we know how important education is. we recognize that government alone can't solve these problems of violence and poverty th, tha everybody has to be involved. but we also have to remember that the broader economic environment of communities is critical as well. for example, we need to make sure that folks who are working now often in the hardest jobs see their work rewarded with wages that allow them to raise a family without falling into poverty. [ applause ] today a family with two kids that works hard and relies on a minimum wage salary still lives below the poverty line. that's wrong and we should fix it. we should reward an honest day's work with honest wages and that's why we should raise the minimum wage to $9 and make it a wage you can live on. [ cheers and applause ] and even though some cities vf bounced back pretty quickly from the recession, we know that there are communities and neighborhoods within cities or in small towns that haven't bounced back. cities like chicago are ringed with former factory town
we know how important education is. we recognize that government alone can't solve these problems of violence and poverty th, tha everybody has to be involved. but we also have to remember that the broader economic environment of communities is critical as well. for example, we need to make sure that folks who are working now often in the hardest jobs see their work rewarded with wages that allow them to raise a family without falling into poverty. [ applause ] today a family with two kids that...
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on the left is early childhood education. when you get an early childhood program, you get a return on investment on that kid's life. it is like nothing else. the numbers president obama gave was up to $7 back for every dollar we put in. if we could get that done, that is a transformtive policy. tonight i was not expecting going into the speech much beyond the level of that. >> ezra, is this the sort of policy change that there are good pilot level programs at the state where states have done this in a universal way and a national model could copy them? >> very much. there are two things we have seen on early pre-k. programs we have seen enormous effect. there have been pilots in chicago. what the obama administration is thinking about is the universal pre-k program in oklahoma. oklahoma and georgia have big pre-k programs here. red states. they have a good program study by georgetown and there are good effects. they made sure that teachers did not get treated worse. they get the same starting salaries. i believe they are req
on the left is early childhood education. when you get an early childhood program, you get a return on investment on that kid's life. it is like nothing else. the numbers president obama gave was up to $7 back for every dollar we put in. if we could get that done, that is a transformtive policy. tonight i was not expecting going into the speech much beyond the level of that. >> ezra, is this the sort of policy change that there are good pilot level programs at the state where states have...
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if you want to have all the spending on education. the other thing is we have been spending a lot of money on education in k-12 to not very good results. we have more than doubled the per student, per capita adjusted for inflation and results are flat. why do we think we are going magically have better results for pre-k, i'm not convinced. >> this is the claim on the right. well, your k-12 is a mess, right? why should we now push it back to 4-year-olds? >> i think we should push it back because it had other kinds of effects. if we think about the single mothers, if your kids are in school at 3, 4 and 5, that frees yo up to be able to go out into the work force. you know where the child is. i think it helps them to socialize. if you aren't able to get your kids in early, the language skills don't happen. you are reading faster, the comprehension. all the problems i'm reading about, hopefully they can work on those earlier. >> is it right? does pre-k set social skills like reading and math? >> absolutely. a good preschool program you le
if you want to have all the spending on education. the other thing is we have been spending a lot of money on education in k-12 to not very good results. we have more than doubled the per student, per capita adjusted for inflation and results are flat. why do we think we are going magically have better results for pre-k, i'm not convinced. >> this is the claim on the right. well, your k-12 is a mess, right? why should we now push it back to 4-year-olds? >> i think we should push it...
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he's going to land in georgia any minute where he's going to talk early childhood education. now, back in d.c., his nominee for secretary of defense chuck hagel is at the center of a senate showdown. even senator john mccain now backing away from his no filibuster stance of weeks past. the majority leader harry reid took to the floor of the last hour to make this impassioned plea. >> in less than two hours, our country will be without a secretary of defense. there is never in the history of the country been a filibuster of a defense secretary nominee. never. but it's shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without a fully empowered secretary of defense. >> debate on chuck hagel is not over. i am going to fight the idea of jamming somebody through. i'm going to hit you and keep hitting you. >> every republican there voted against moving the hagel nomination out of committee. there has to be a reason for that. why is it we're having to rush in to the confirmation. >> so just two days after the president's call to action to congress on gun control, nra ceo
he's going to land in georgia any minute where he's going to talk early childhood education. now, back in d.c., his nominee for secretary of defense chuck hagel is at the center of a senate showdown. even senator john mccain now backing away from his no filibuster stance of weeks past. the majority leader harry reid took to the floor of the last hour to make this impassioned plea. >> in less than two hours, our country will be without a secretary of defense. there is never in the history...
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we care about education. there has to be something there. right now, there's no one there. >> it's just the party at this point against everything. is that the person you heard give a speech? that's not the speech i heard. the whole gop seems to be like clint eastwood yelling at a chair that does not actually exist. >> he obviously needed a sip of water. thank you for your time tonight. and catch torey on "the cycle" weekdays at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. coming up, love is in the air. the republicans are sending out cause. i'm returning the love. next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. and you'll dump your old broom. but don't worry, he'll
we care about education. there has to be something there. right now, there's no one there. >> it's just the party at this point against everything. is that the person you heard give a speech? that's not the speech i heard. the whole gop seems to be like clint eastwood yelling at a chair that does not actually exist. >> he obviously needed a sip of water. thank you for your time tonight. and catch torey on "the cycle" weekdays at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. coming up, love is...
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and let's continue with this subject of the education plan coming from the president. the white house makes this case here representative that without high-quality education at risk kids are 25% more likely to drop out of school, 40% more likely to become a teen parent, 60% more likely never to attend college and 70% more likely to be arrested for a violent crime. what on the other side do you think can be said? what will republicans say? and what will the most effective argument they will make against this? especially when you see such overwhelming statistics? >> well, they'll make the argument we don't have the money. that's really the argument that has launched against all the president's initiatives, but i think the president makes a compelling case. that when we look at what we're going to need to do to improve our economy. it's not only attracting jobs here, but giving our people the skills to get those jobs, keep those jobs, to compete globally. that requires an early start. we're in a hypercompetitive, very small world which rewards added value and we need the
and let's continue with this subject of the education plan coming from the president. the white house makes this case here representative that without high-quality education at risk kids are 25% more likely to drop out of school, 40% more likely to become a teen parent, 60% more likely never to attend college and 70% more likely to be arrested for a violent crime. what on the other side do you think can be said? what will republicans say? and what will the most effective argument they will make...
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if he is going to talk about how we need to invest in infrastructure and education and all these other things, republicans will say wait, wait, wait. the problem we have is a spending problem. the deficit is running out of control. i would point you on pew that did some fascinating polling about people's priorities in january 2009 and january 2013. the fastest majority is reducing duj been fets. it will be interesting how much he focus on that behavior. snoo meanwhile, you are looking at live pictures of vatican city. the college of card mals will be convene says next month. could they picture first nonusual eastern to eat the national catholic church. you are watching the east room at the white house. president obama will be awarding the nation's highest military honor this hour for courage under fire in afghanistan to staff sergeant clinton. that's live in a fupts. you're watching andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with
if he is going to talk about how we need to invest in infrastructure and education and all these other things, republicans will say wait, wait, wait. the problem we have is a spending problem. the deficit is running out of control. i would point you on pew that did some fascinating polling about people's priorities in january 2009 and january 2013. the fastest majority is reducing duj been fets. it will be interesting how much he focus on that behavior. snoo meanwhile, you are looking at live...
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. >>> all that, plus president obama takes a closer look at preschool education. >>> good morning. danger from space today. a falling meteorite, in russia, the trail was seen streaking across the countsky east of mos. it caused explosion and damaged some buildings. at least three people have been hospitalized in serious conditions. most of the injuries were caused by broken glass. the meteorite may be connected with the asteroid closer to earth today. the asteroid called da-14 will zoom past us below the orbit of satellite. the closest approach in more than a century. it poses no danger to us. >>> days-long ordeal has finally come to an end for the 4200 aboard the carnival cruise ship "triumph." nbc's mark potter is in mobile where he watched the ship come in. mark, good morning, what did you hear from passengers coming off of that ship last night. >> reporter: the passengers said they're very glad to be off that ship and on terra firma. most said the living conditions, sanitary conditions, grew possibly worst and became unbearable. some said they were most worried, though, early o
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education is a large part of it. it's about the economy, but it's about its connection to education. that's where the republicans, if they sit there and say, but he didn't talk about the debt, he didn't talk about the debt, they got to be careful. >> you wonder how it's about poll-testing this morning, joel bennett, the president's pollster was talking about climate change and how well they were polling. >> and it also forces john boehner to make statements like this. i've read this five times. a lot of people who are being paid the minimum wage are being paid that because they come to the workforce with no skills and this, an increase in the minimum wage makes it harder for them to acquire the skills they need in order to climb that ladder successfully. as far as i can tell, the argument there is don't pay people more because it will make them lazy. this is the taker's maker thing. this is an extension of romne romney-ichl. ism. >> by the way, he talked about indexes the middle wage. i remember when mitt romney came
education is a large part of it. it's about the economy, but it's about its connection to education. that's where the republicans, if they sit there and say, but he didn't talk about the debt, he didn't talk about the debt, they got to be careful. >> you wonder how it's about poll-testing this morning, joel bennett, the president's pollster was talking about climate change and how well they were polling. >> and it also forces john boehner to make statements like this. i've read this...
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also this idea of universal pre-k education is something the white house didn't talk about before and is a pretty big bold idea. >> thank you for your perspective. >> now here's your first look at other news going on around america. drama in a nebraska courtroom. two families attending a sentencing hearing broke into an all out brawl. police had to use pepper spray and pin down some of the fighters just to regain control of that situation. one person was sent to the hospital and two others were arrested. >>> in boston, all that snow has to go somewhere. so city crews have enlisted a snow melting machine that converts hot water into hotter air to melt all that white stuff. so far they managed to clear 800 miles of roadway following the blizzard. >>> and to a swearing in in chicago. 62 children from 23 countries took their oath and were sworn in as u.s. citizens. mayor rahm emanuel was the key. ♪ speaker over the first ceremony dedicated solely to kids. >>> moving to sports now, an in state upset. michigan state versus michigan. the number eight ranked spartans hosted number four mich
also this idea of universal pre-k education is something the white house didn't talk about before and is a pretty big bold idea. >> thank you for your perspective. >> now here's your first look at other news going on around america. drama in a nebraska courtroom. two families attending a sentencing hearing broke into an all out brawl. police had to use pepper spray and pin down some of the fighters just to regain control of that situation. one person was sent to the hospital and two...
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he was educated in switzerland. had wide exposure to the west and then when he returned he has been much more public than his father ever was. so there was some optimism that perhaps kim jung un was not going to be a cookie cutter dictator type of his father kim jung ill but it was the missile test in december that was very provocative and, in fact, the first successful launch by the koreans to put an object in orbit and then this what everybody thinks is a nuclear underground test and by some estimations three to six times larger, more powerful than any previous test by the north koreans. all this proves apparently in some people's minds that un is going to follow his father's footsteps trying to make the north korean nation a super nuclear power that poses not only a threat to the region but perhaps the world. >> mick, thank you very much. >> reporter: you bet. >> the president adjusted the speech tonight to include a reference to north korea and a stern warning as it's been told to us that. >>> a senate committee
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and in fact i think education reform is one of the areas where the left and the right are the closest together and democrats and republicans of course in the recent past have collaborated on education reform. so do you think -- and also oklahoma, a deep red state, has universal pre-k, is really sort of the preeminent model for how this could be done in the entire country. do you think this is an area where republicans and democrats really could work together to build some sort of consensus around universal pre-k? >> well, i think it's possible. i think david brooks is a wonderful columnist but david brooks very often says republicans know what's good for them, they'll get on board with this and republicans rarely do it. i thought that was an interesting column. but i still think that the party's instinct is when republicans see something like this, i think they see more government, more spending and they flinch from it. it is a very popular issue. i think it was a smart one for the president to pick. i've heard some theorizing that he may be setting up some kind of a deal on a very po
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. >> goals in receivering and education and national security and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs. >> and while the speech may come across as a laundry list tonight, there will be new initiatives intended to answer three questions according to white house aides. how can we create more jobs and give preem the skills they need for the jobs and how do folks who work hard make a decent living. it comes two weeks before a new set of budget showdowns. the president and congressional republicans on march 1st, a series of what some believe are draconian cuts. they don't want them, but will kick in. at the end of the month, the government completely runs out of fund pg. th senate republican leader mitch mcconnell had this response to the president on monday. >>> the white house will subject us to another campaign blitz. the president's hands are tied by what we propose, sign, and refuse to get rid of. >> let's be clear. when the budget control act passed on august 11, 2011 through the house, it passed by a vote of 269 to 161. 174 were republ
. >> goals in receivering and education and national security and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs. >> and while the speech may come across as a laundry list tonight, there will be new initiatives intended to answer three questions according to white house aides. how can we create more jobs and give preem the skills they need for the jobs and how do folks who work hard make a decent living. it comes two weeks before a new set of budget showdowns. the...
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you are the largest provider of health care and education. and for students of color catholic schools are the only affordable alternative for quality education. but cardinals, even as the church has been a channel for good, it has been a conduit for injustice around the world. the doctrine intransigence of the pope being infallible has come at the expense of policies that recognize and address realities in the modern world. women in underdeveloped nations and war torn countries need to have access to contraception, and prevent deaths in childbirth, and yet where the church holds sway over public policy, you and the vatican have undermined any attempt to expand a woman's reproductive freedom and not just in the undeveloped world, but near the united states, that you seek that men tell women that contraceptive coverage be denied to them, even if they are not catholic. and your reaction to the crimes gai against the priests who committed crimes against children and were not punished. as the next pope, you have a role to set the table for world c
you are the largest provider of health care and education. and for students of color catholic schools are the only affordable alternative for quality education. but cardinals, even as the church has been a channel for good, it has been a conduit for injustice around the world. the doctrine intransigence of the pope being infallible has come at the expense of policies that recognize and address realities in the modern world. women in underdeveloped nations and war torn countries need to have...
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he has no education. unless he gets his life together very quickly, then he's headed for a very bleak future. blank blaeng. >> what time do we move onto court? >> five or ten minutes, hopefully. >> rickypizzano has been in and out of the juvenile justice system his entire team life. now he's back in lcjc for running away from the treatment facility he was sent to the last time he was sent here. ricky knows he has sent the end of the line. rehabilitation sfrss are no longer an option. the question is should he be set free, sent to juvenile prison or wave to the adult justice system. >> i'm 18. i have goals set for myself. >> this has just put a big pause on it. i hope the judge sees that. >> well when a person turns 18 there's not a lot of choices for us to make to plug them into services. we've got this window of time to work for them. and it's not long enough to affect a time of change. >> whatever i do, i set the consequences fully. that's just it. don't do it if you want to accept the consequences. >>
he has no education. unless he gets his life together very quickly, then he's headed for a very bleak future. blank blaeng. >> what time do we move onto court? >> five or ten minutes, hopefully. >> rickypizzano has been in and out of the juvenile justice system his entire team life. now he's back in lcjc for running away from the treatment facility he was sent to the last time he was sent here. ricky knows he has sent the end of the line. rehabilitation sfrss are no longer an...
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the president is expected to push for more investments in infrastructure, clean energy and education. he'll zero in on the issue of the middle class, advocating for what he described to house democrats last week as a, quote, economy that works for everybody. tomorrow's speech will also focus on immigration, climate change and gun violence, echoing themes from last month's inaugural address. on wednesday, the president will head to asheville, north carolina, to begin a three-state tour to sell his proposals. the post-state of the union presidential barnstorming will also hit atlanta and end out in chicago later in the week. >> so what proposals are we talking about, mike? i mean mark. anybody? >> gun control. >> gun control. >> immigration. >> they're going to love that in north carolina and georgia. >> education. >> i guess we're going to be -- >> nuclear disarmament. less nuclear bombs. >> so he's bringing up nuclear disarmament again. has anybody told him it's not 1987? >> stop. be nice. >> who could be against it? >> i know! but seriously. >> it's just money, though. >> how much mo
the president is expected to push for more investments in infrastructure, clean energy and education. he'll zero in on the issue of the middle class, advocating for what he described to house democrats last week as a, quote, economy that works for everybody. tomorrow's speech will also focus on immigration, climate change and gun violence, echoing themes from last month's inaugural address. on wednesday, the president will head to asheville, north carolina, to begin a three-state tour to sell...
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why would anyone oppose preschool education for all children? why would anyone oppose refurbishing and rebuilding the 70,000 bridges and roads that desperately need repair? why would anyone oppose any of that? >> i can only conclude, martin, that it's about politics. i think the president set the tone when he said we have to put country above politics and we have to put country above party. i mean, a lot of what the president talked about last night was equal access to opportunity, opportunities to be successful, opportunity to see children do better than what you did. and i just for the life of me, i thought he set a very high tone. and i don't think -- i think the president was asking us to not just move to higher ground -- >> congressman, every developing country in the world believes that women should be paid the same as men. why is this so difficult for republicans to grasp? every country in the world recognizes that good preschool education for children benefits that nation for its entirety, for its future. why is that so difficult for the
why would anyone oppose preschool education for all children? why would anyone oppose refurbishing and rebuilding the 70,000 bridges and roads that desperately need repair? why would anyone oppose any of that? >> i can only conclude, martin, that it's about politics. i think the president set the tone when he said we have to put country above politics and we have to put country above party. i mean, a lot of what the president talked about last night was equal access to opportunity,...
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i sit on the education committee the republican chairman and the house has scheduled a hearing at the end of this month on school safety. we know this is not a one-issue, one agenda package in terms of reducing the amount of gun violence in this country. i give the president very high marks. he came to connecticut two months ago and made a pledge to the people in that room at newtown, that this is not an incident that will be a news cycle story that's forgotten. he has maintained the pressure, and obviously the effort to organize these folks coming to washington tomorrow is part of that campaign, which again, i fully expect to stay very intense and my colleague gabby, who was in my class of 2006 is doing a great job with her husband mark to be part of that. >> congressman, real quickly, before we let you go, you sit on the education committee. one thing you're making headlines for is you have sent a her to steven spielberg complaining that "lincoln" is historically inaccurate. in reality, the state's representatives at the time voted for the bill that abolished slavery. what kind of r
i sit on the education committee the republican chairman and the house has scheduled a hearing at the end of this month on school safety. we know this is not a one-issue, one agenda package in terms of reducing the amount of gun violence in this country. i give the president very high marks. he came to connecticut two months ago and made a pledge to the people in that room at newtown, that this is not an incident that will be a news cycle story that's forgotten. he has maintained the pressure,...
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with an advanced degree in education from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to meet these challenges and make a difference in the lives of students. let's get started at capella.edu. discover card. cashbacashback concierge?! we have a concierge! i know; it's exciting! wow! what exactly is a cashback concierge? well there's lots of ways you can get cash back - i'm here to help you get the most bang-for-your-buck. it's a personalized thing from discover. it's easy, we won't try and sell you anything, and it's free. free? i want that. yeah you do! this guy is great. high-five through the phone! yeah! i did it. did you actually do it? oh, i did! i totally did. at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. cashback concierge get the new it card at discover.com. >>> between sports and the right person, you know, looking up to the right people at the right time, you know, and by the grace of god, you know what i'm saying, i didn't wind up on that side of the wall, you know. >> be strong in the lord. now, how do you get strong in the lord unless you get in the book? >> a famous
with an advanced degree in education from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to meet these challenges and make a difference in the lives of students. let's get started at capella.edu. discover card. cashbacashback concierge?! we have a concierge! i know; it's exciting! wow! what exactly is a cashback concierge? well there's lots of ways you can get cash back - i'm here to help you get the most bang-for-your-buck. it's a personalized thing from discover. it's easy, we won't try and...
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you're looking for a good bang for your educational buck, this is it. right here. >> and some republicans have raised questions about funding for the program. the white house says it will not add to the debt. >>> a new honor for american troops involved in drone strikes and cyber operations, defense secretary leon panetta announced the creation of a distinguished warfare medal. the honor would recognize gallantry even thousands of miles from the front line. >>> and will ferrell stepping into the political fray. >> eric has always been there for me and now it's time to let eric be there for los angeles. i can't speak for what eric will do as a may your, but i can promise you this, if you vote for him, there will be free waffles every tuesday morning for the whole city of los angeles. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's goo
you're looking for a good bang for your educational buck, this is it. right here. >> and some republicans have raised questions about funding for the program. the white house says it will not add to the debt. >>> a new honor for american troops involved in drone strikes and cyber operations, defense secretary leon panetta announced the creation of a distinguished warfare medal. the honor would recognize gallantry even thousands of miles from the front line. >>> and will...
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two months ago america mourned 26 innocent first graders and their educators in newtown. last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city, and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's the equivalent of a newtown every four months. and that's precisely why the overwhelming majority of americans are asking for some common sense proposals to make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. >> now, i think that's smart. welcome back. of course, thafers president obama speaking earlier this afternoon in chicago, his hometown, stemming gun violence has become a major second term agenda item for the president, of course. some of the most memorable moments from his state of the union address actually dealt with giving victims of gun violence the opportunity to have congress vote on new gun control measures. they deserve a vote, he said it many times. he faces strong opposition from the nra of course despite wayne lapierre's oven apocalyptic rhetoric. enter mayor michael bloomberg of new york who is putting his money where his money is a
two months ago america mourned 26 innocent first graders and their educators in newtown. last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city, and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's the equivalent of a newtown every four months. and that's precisely why the overwhelming majority of americans are asking for some common sense proposals to make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. >> now, i think that's smart. welcome back. of course,...
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sod we have to educate the minds of our young people. we have to fight exclusion with inclusion. people want to be pa part of the process. it's up to us to make sure that we're proud of our process to include them. >> thank you, maureen. and ill think that is the challenge that the president gave today. i think that's the challenge. the president said he's going to target 20 cities. but we are, where ever we are, must become part of the solution or are we a part of the problem? we need people as maureen forte has said, from the bottom up that where the laws are there, where other things are there, that is fine. but we need to all be part of change in the mentality, change in the thoughts, changing the dreams. of young people to understand gun violence and destruction is not something they have to live with. they can be something no matter what their background. no matter what their circumstance. we all have to put our shoulder to the wheel. there's been 1833 people killed since newtown. we all have to be committed, not just look to the white house. he's got to start in your house
sod we have to educate the minds of our young people. we have to fight exclusion with inclusion. people want to be pa part of the process. it's up to us to make sure that we're proud of our process to include them. >> thank you, maureen. and ill think that is the challenge that the president gave today. i think that's the challenge. the president said he's going to target 20 cities. but we are, where ever we are, must become part of the solution or are we a part of the problem? we need...
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talked about how to we weave in the higher education community and the business community? some of the infrastructure pieces he talked about, how do we engage the business community. he talked about weaving parts of society together to create this broader whole. these are ideas republicans have supported in the past. they enjoy broad support among the american people. and i think he did that knowing that some things, as he said, if you don't act, i'm going to go ahead and get done what i can get done. it's a good thing. part of the goal of the state of the union is to be aspirational and this is where we're going. >> all right. when we look at this, john, let's look at what we're getting from the right and how much they are willing to work with the president, especially with march 1st, the sequester looming. take a listen to kevin mccarthy. >> we're more than willing to work with the president on any issue he wants to work on. but to be frank, we're kind of tires of being charlie brown and having lucy pull the football out from under us. >> is that an earnest reaction? kind
talked about how to we weave in the higher education community and the business community? some of the infrastructure pieces he talked about, how do we engage the business community. he talked about weaving parts of society together to create this broader whole. these are ideas republicans have supported in the past. they enjoy broad support among the american people. and i think he did that knowing that some things, as he said, if you don't act, i'm going to go ahead and get done what i can...
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thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find childcare for their kids. hundreds of thousands of americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings. >> this is serious. this will effect people all across the country. but republicans are refusing to act. they're unwilling to ask corporations and the rich to pay their fair share. >> they'd rather have these cuts go into effect than close a single tax loophole for the wealthiest americans. not one. it's wrong to ask the middle class to bear the full burden of deficit reduction. and that's why i will not sign a plan that harms the middle class. so now republicans in congress face a simple choice. are they willing to compromise to protect vital investments in education, in health care, national security, and all the jobs that depend on them or would they rather put hundreds of thousands of jobs and our entire economy at risk just to protect a few special interest tax loop
thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find childcare for their kids. hundreds of thousands of americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings. >> this is serious. this will effect people all across the country. but republicans are refusing to act. they're unwilling to ask corporations and the rich to pay their fair share. >> they'd rather have these cuts...
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issues like education. they always show up bigger in polls than they do among polls with washington pundits. you can tell the white house is full of folks who know what sells on a campaign trail. the president will hit the road for the rest of the week traveling today to asheville, north carolina. he's going to highlight his plans to, quote, make america a magnet for manufacturing. atlanta tomorrow. chicago on friday. last night on a phone call with supporters the president rolled out a new hashtag. jobs now. to underline his economic message. the president also, though, ended upta taking a tough tone with congressional republicans. >> the greatest nation on earth cannot keep conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next. let's agree right here, right now to keep the people's government open. and pay our bills on time. and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> it wasn't just then. the president lectured congress throughout the speech. spri
issues like education. they always show up bigger in polls than they do among polls with washington pundits. you can tell the white house is full of folks who know what sells on a campaign trail. the president will hit the road for the rest of the week traveling today to asheville, north carolina. he's going to highlight his plans to, quote, make america a magnet for manufacturing. atlanta tomorrow. chicago on friday. last night on a phone call with supporters the president rolled out a new...
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the main thing that i'm after is getting my education. and i don't really have, like, what i need to go there. you know. like i don't have a family to support me. i don't have any money. i don't know what to do. i don't know how to get there. all i know is i can get my high school diploma. so like four more days. >> though marie doesn't know what she'll do with her life yet, she does have one wish. >> perfect situation for me finally meeting my dad. he always left letters for me for when i grew up when i was a baby. so i've read those. he sounds like a nice guy. sounds like he cares about me. i'll probably try to find him when i'm 18. >> for marie, turning 18 means freedom. but for aaron, becoming an adult could mean the end of his. with a long history of juvenile arrests, aaron is now a prime candidate to be waived to adult court. the one bright spot in aaron's life is a visit from his mother. >> happy belated birthday. did you enjoy your birthday in jail? >> no, i did not enjoy my birthday. >> now that aaron is 18, the court is deciding
the main thing that i'm after is getting my education. and i don't really have, like, what i need to go there. you know. like i don't have a family to support me. i don't have any money. i don't know what to do. i don't know how to get there. all i know is i can get my high school diploma. so like four more days. >> though marie doesn't know what she'll do with her life yet, she does have one wish. >> perfect situation for me finally meeting my dad. he always left letters for me for...
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and focus on letting the states, the counties, the cities, the local school sites handle the education issues. what we're doing with federal intervention is not working. and teachers and parents know best how to address these issues. >> all right. i'm going to leave it there. marsha blackburn from great state of tennessee. >> happy valentine's day. >> home of the grand old opry. >> we like that grand old opri and we like the great opportunity party. >> thanks for coming on. >> sure. >>> up next, another one of the president's picks in jeopardy. not the game show. >>> plus, taking on the tea party. lindsey graham, one of the republicans that could be vulnerable to a conservative primary challenge, well, he's getting a little help from some very wealthy friends. >>> but first, today's trivia question. in honor of valentine's day, senators dixie graves and elaine edwards were both given what honor by their husbands? first person to tweet the correct answer to both my twitter feed @chucktodd and @the dailyrundown will now get a check out on the air. our graphics handle is ready to go to ge
and focus on letting the states, the counties, the cities, the local school sites handle the education issues. what we're doing with federal intervention is not working. and teachers and parents know best how to address these issues. >> all right. i'm going to leave it there. marsha blackburn from great state of tennessee. >> happy valentine's day. >> home of the grand old opry. >> we like that grand old opri and we like the great opportunity party. >> thanks for...
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education, science, research. if the government doesn't do it, no one will. and it's crucial to growth. and i think he's right about a lot of that. if you're going to make critique, i think he boasted about a number of things that are the product of a weak economy than any policy. he boasted about the idea that carbon admissions are down. he boasted about illegal immigration is down. health care costs have slowed. all of those are a mix of things but also that there's a weak economy and he's sort of taking credit for them. >> in particular, the drop in foreign oil imports as the economy slowed, obviously, there was less need and more production on the natural gas side. >> exactly. >> let's talk about "here's the deal" and some of your proposals and how you thing those can be tailored for the political realities of what we're facing. gridlock in washington. the sequester, the failure for any meaningful dialogue between the two political parties. >> democracy is messy, right, this idea that they're going to be fine is misplaced. you hope you go three steps forw
education, science, research. if the government doesn't do it, no one will. and it's crucial to growth. and i think he's right about a lot of that. if you're going to make critique, i think he boasted about a number of things that are the product of a weak economy than any policy. he boasted about the idea that carbon admissions are down. he boasted about illegal immigration is down. health care costs have slowed. all of those are a mix of things but also that there's a weak economy and he's...
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the education and first responders and all of that. we have cut enough there. no more. >> you bring your simpson and bowles. they released more of the detail today about the deficit reduction plan they have. here is what they had to say on "the daily rundown" this morning about that plan. take a look. >> they can scoff all they want but either get your country on course and forget the fact you're a democrat or a republican and get to be an american and get cracking! >> the truth is both camps have got to get out of their comfort zone and make the tough decisions. they have made the easy once and now need to make the tougher ones. >> they say quit being american first above being party first. what does your gut tell you where this is? >> i can't stand simpson tendency to suggest that everybody who disagrees with him just isn't being an american or hasn't -- is ridiculous. the old plan was about one to one tax increases and spending cuts and the new one is 3-1 increase in tax and spending cuts. we don't have the policy details. it's only an outline and not a plan
the education and first responders and all of that. we have cut enough there. no more. >> you bring your simpson and bowles. they released more of the detail today about the deficit reduction plan they have. here is what they had to say on "the daily rundown" this morning about that plan. take a look. >> they can scoff all they want but either get your country on course and forget the fact you're a democrat or a republican and get to be an american and get cracking!...
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this is a fight whether we will make the investments in middle class families in this country in education, in science and technology and food inspections and those kinds of things. >> what government is actually capable of doing? i mean, you talk about the economy and jobs. there is, obviously, debate how many jobs have actually been created in the economy. look. you pointed out to apple ceo, tim cook was in the audience in the state of the union. he is sitting on over 171 million dollars in cash at apple. why? because uncertainty in the marketplace. tom friedman writing this morning something that caught my eye. he said you can feel the economy wants to launch but washington is sitting on the national mute button. we the people feel like the children of permanently divorcing parents. how does this sequestered business end? the president said during the campaign the sequester, the word for automatic spending cuts, he said it would not happen. is it going to happen? >> i always read tom friedman he has that good minnesota sensibility. >> you guys stick together. >> we do. the column today
this is a fight whether we will make the investments in middle class families in this country in education, in science and technology and food inspections and those kinds of things. >> what government is actually capable of doing? i mean, you talk about the economy and jobs. there is, obviously, debate how many jobs have actually been created in the economy. look. you pointed out to apple ceo, tim cook was in the audience in the state of the union. he is sitting on over 171 million...
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>> we can provide all the education and academic programs in the world. but the individuals who come through our gates have to be ready to accept those programs, has to be ready to say i need to change who i am and how i live. >> to help give inmates a marketable skill upon release, valley state has 15 vocational programs from welding to landscaping to cosmetology. inmate marlene stollsmark used to be a drug dealer. >> outside world, i ran a lot from the law, sold drugs to get by. you know, it was easy money instead of, i didn't really know too much of doing anything except running the streets and this is -- when they came here, they asked me, well, what are you interested in? i said nails, hair. and they put me in this program. it was good. a lot of us that's here really don't know nothing except what we've learned to bring ourselves here. if we had known a trade or something, we might have did that instead of doing what we did to get here. >> at the end of her ten-year sentence, marline hopes to open a nail shop of her own. >> i'm hoping it will give me
>> we can provide all the education and academic programs in the world. but the individuals who come through our gates have to be ready to accept those programs, has to be ready to say i need to change who i am and how i live. >> to help give inmates a marketable skill upon release, valley state has 15 vocational programs from welding to landscaping to cosmetology. inmate marlene stollsmark used to be a drug dealer. >> outside world, i ran a lot from the law, sold drugs to get...
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bringing down the cost of college education, middle class jobs program, manufacturing in america. those in general, infrastructure, those are shared objectives. and the problem we're having in congress is that we're talking globally when our job is to get specific. so there's some potential, i thi think, for us to make progress, but we have to bring it down, do work and have the leaders talk to each other and members talk to each other. >> well, let's talk about something very specific. the suggestion that the minimum wage should go up. in 2008 when he ran for president the first time, he proposed to raising it to $9.50. right now it's at $7.25. looking over analysis, economist es seem to be split, but most republican ls say they think it's going to hurt job creators and small business. where do you stand on this? >> i support raising the minimum wage. the fact is it does have an impact. if an employer has to pay more, that's tougher on the employer, but if you work full-time and you work a hard job, you ought to be able to pay your bills. and with the $7.25 minimum wage, that's n
bringing down the cost of college education, middle class jobs program, manufacturing in america. those in general, infrastructure, those are shared objectives. and the problem we're having in congress is that we're talking globally when our job is to get specific. so there's some potential, i thi think, for us to make progress, but we have to bring it down, do work and have the leaders talk to each other and members talk to each other. >> well, let's talk about something very specific....
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for example on the education front, more than 1 million students could lose title one and head start benefits. and senior meals could all be cut on top of agencies like the ads and the social security, and food stamps and veterans' benefits, and social security and medicare, but medicaid part d would not. and leon panetta said it could challenge all power. >> i think that clearly i would like to hear something about trying to figure out a way to avoid the se kwquester on the budget which i believe is going to be catastrophic. >> the military has been positioning for months to deal with the cuts, and the d.o.d. is looking to the furloughs for civilians and calling for a freeze on all civilian hiring and slash 18 billion, the military plans to put off training for 3/4 of the force. to make up a $12.4 billion shortfall, the air force may cut off flying and the navy is preparing to ground the blue angels this year, and the plans to send more troops to the gulf will be put on hold, and they insist there will be no cuts in the war already taking place. and this could slow growth by 1.5% th
for example on the education front, more than 1 million students could lose title one and head start benefits. and senior meals could all be cut on top of agencies like the ads and the social security, and food stamps and veterans' benefits, and social security and medicare, but medicaid part d would not. and leon panetta said it could challenge all power. >> i think that clearly i would like to hear something about trying to figure out a way to avoid the se kwquester on the budget which...